India faces significant age fraud issues across various sports disciplines. Hundreds of wrestlers were disqualified from under-17 championships for age manipulation. Experts believe this practice is deeply ingrained in the country's sporting culture. Stricter punishments and a central digital database are proposed solutions. The Sports Ministry is drafting a code to combat this growing problem.

India faces significant age fraud issues across various sports disciplines. Hundreds of wrestlers were disqualified from under-17 championships for age manipulation. Experts…

At least 500 wrestlers were disqualified from India’s under-17 championships in June for age fraud, underscoring a problem experts say is deeply...